Pro-am card first of regular shows for boxing fans
Boxing fans will be able to see regular shows by both professional and amateur boxers over the next 12 months, according to Jamaica Boxing Board (JBB) President Stephen Jones.
As part of that declaration, a pro-am boxing card will take place on Saturday, November 5, at the Barbican Beach Sports Complex on East Kings House Road.
The card will have two professional bouts, with the feature being a six-rounder between Sakima Mullings, the Wray and Nephew 2014 Contender champion and Courtney McCleave from North Carolina. The other fight between two Americans will be announced early next week.
The Jamaica Boxing Board will be promoting the amateur section of the card, which will see five Jamaican boxers going up against boxers from the Cayman Islands.
Jones said that the Boxing Board now has a network of partners who have pledged to work with the JBB to foster both amateur and professional boxing.
The Jamaica versus Cayman dual meet, he said, was preparation for a Caribbean tournament that will take place in Barbados in December.
Solidifying the pledge, Junior Lincoln, who represented I-Fight Promotions, pointed to the fact that his principal, Chris Joy, had fallen in love with Jamaica’s boxing, and not only would he be bringing good boxers here, but would be inviting celebrities to attend his shows as an added attraction.
Mullings, who has been inactive since July last year when he scored a fifth-round TKO victory over Quincy Gomes at the National Indoor Sports Centre, said he was happy to be back in the ring and promised an exceptional performance.